“The law has been defended and upheld in both federal and state courts, and any lawsuit challenging it at this point in time is frivolous and a waste of taxpayer money.”

But Berlon said a recent study found that, since 2000, only 10 people have been convicted nationwide of using a fake ID to vote.

“It’s a non-starter,” he said of the argument that photo IDs are needed to stop voter fraud. “We think the entire thing was designed to prevent people from voting.”

However, voter fraud may be more prevalent than Berlon said.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution said Thursday dozens of people registered to vote at Fulton County vacant lots have cast ballots in recent years. Nearly 1,100 people are registered to vote at such lots, the newspaper reported.

In another election matter, Berlon praised voter sign-up and get-out-the-vote efforts being conducted from the state party’s Savannah office.

He said President Barack Obama is within “3 or 4” percentage points of passing GOP nominee Mitt Romney in Georgia.

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP BUTLER, Okinawa, Japan — Marine Corps Captain James E. Frederick, who ejected from a Marine F/A-18 on Dec. 7, was pronounced dead after his body was found during search and rescue operations.